# Accident 19910707026349A: Piper PA28140, Bryce Canyon, UT, July 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1991, 08:38 local time
- Place: Bryce Canyon, UT
- Airport: Bryce Canyon Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7064° N, 112.1458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRYCE CANYON (BCE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7064&lon=-112.1458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5961U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5961U-1992-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,257 total, 450 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910707026349A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF FORCE LANDED IN DESERT. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND NEAR GROSS WEIGHT WERE FACTORS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA91LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA160), Jul 7, 1991: Piper PA-28-140 (N5961U), Bryce Canyon, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ENTRY INTO A STALL/MUSH CONDITION SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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